QPEApplication::showDialog() and QPEAPplication::execDialog() for better big screen handling

12 files changed, 28 insertions, 65 deletions

diff --git a/core/apps/embeddedkonsole/konsole.cpp b/core/apps/embeddedkonsole/konsole.cpp
index a5adc03..ce8fb6b 100644
--- a/core/apps/embeddedkonsole/konsole.cpp
+++ b/core/apps/embeddedkonsole/konsole.cpp
@@ -1,97 +1,98 @@
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 /*                                                                        */
 /* [main.C]                        Konsole                                */
 /*                                                                        */
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 /*                                                                        */
 /* Copyright (c) 1997,1998 by Lars Doelle <lars.doelle@on-line.de>        */
 /*                                                                        */
 /* This file is part of Konsole, an X terminal.                           */
 /*                                                                        */
 /* The material contained in here more or less directly orginates from    */
 /* kvt, which is copyright (c) 1996 by Matthias Ettrich <ettrich@kde.org> */
 /*                                                                        */
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 /*                        */
 /* Ported Konsole to Qt/Embedded                                              */
 /*                        */
 /* Copyright (C) 2000 by John Ryland <jryland@trolltech.com>                  */
 /*                        */
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 // enhancements added by L.J. Potter <ljp@llornkcor.com>
 //#define QT_QWS_OPIE
 
 #include "signal.h"
 
 #include <qpe/resource.h>
 
 #include <qdir.h>
 #include <qevent.h>
 #include <qdragobject.h>
 #include <qobjectlist.h>
 #include <qtoolbutton.h>
 #include <qtoolbar.h>
 #include <qpushbutton.h>
 #include <qfontdialog.h>
 #include <qglobal.h>
 #include <qpainter.h>
 #include <qmenubar.h>
 #include <qmessagebox.h>
 #include <qaction.h>
 #include <qapplication.h>
 #include <qfontmetrics.h>
 #include <qcombobox.h>
 #include <qevent.h>
 #include <qtabwidget.h>
 #include <qtabbar.h>
-#include <qpe/config.h>
 #include <qstringlist.h>
 #include <qpalette.h>
+#include <qpe/config.h>
+#include <qpe/qpeapplication.h>
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <pwd.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 //#include <sys/wait.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <assert.h>
 
 #include "konsole.h"
 #include "keytrans.h"
 #include "commandeditdialog.h"
 
 #ifdef  QT_QWS_OPIE
 #include <opie/colorpopupmenu.h>
 #endif
 
 #include <qfontdatabase.h>	// U.B.
 #include <qstringlist.h>	// U.B.
 #include <qvaluelist.h>		// U.B.
 
 class EKNumTabBar : public QTabBar {
 public:
     void numberTabs()
     {
   // Yes, it really is this messy. QTabWidget needs functions
   // that provide acces to tabs in a sequential way.
   int m=INT_MIN;
   for (int i=0; i<count(); i++) {
       QTab* left=0;
       QListIterator<QTab> it(*tabList());
       int x=INT_MAX;
       for( QTab* t; (t=it.current()); ++it ) {
     int tx = t->rect().x();
     if ( tx<x && tx>m ) {
         x = tx;
         left = t;
     }
       }
       if ( left ) {
     left->setText(QString::number(i+1));
     m = left->rect().x();
       }
   }
     }
 };
 
 class EKNumTabWidget : public QTabWidget {
@@ -1031,97 +1032,97 @@ i=-24;j=-25;k=-26;
 void Konsole::editCommandListMenuSelected(int iD)
 {
 //      QString temp;
 //      qDebug( temp.sprintf("edit command list %d",iD));
     TEWidget* te = getTe();
     Config cfg("Konsole");
     cfg.setGroup("Menubar");
     if( iD  == -3) {
         if(!secondToolBar->isHidden()) {
             secondToolBar->hide();
             configMenu->changeItem( iD,tr( "Show Command List" ));
             cfg.writeEntry("Hidden","TRUE");
             configMenu->setItemEnabled(-23 ,FALSE);
         } else {
             secondToolBar->show();
             configMenu->changeItem( iD,tr( "Hide Command List" ));
             cfg.writeEntry("Hidden","FALSE");
             configMenu->setItemEnabled(-23 ,TRUE);
 
             if(cfg.readEntry("EditEnabled","FALSE")=="TRUE") {
                 configMenu->setItemChecked(-23,TRUE);
                 commonCombo->setEditable( TRUE );
             } else {
                 configMenu->setItemChecked(-23,FALSE);
                 commonCombo->setEditable( FALSE );
             }
         }
     }
     if( iD  == -23) {
         cfg.setGroup("Commands");
 //        qDebug("enableCommandEdit");
         if( !configMenu->isItemChecked(iD) ) {
             commonCombo->setEditable( TRUE );
             configMenu->setItemChecked(iD,TRUE);
             commonCombo->setCurrentItem(0);
             cfg.writeEntry("EditEnabled","TRUE");
         } else {
             commonCombo->setEditable( FALSE );
             configMenu->setItemChecked(iD,FALSE);
             cfg.writeEntry("EditEnabled","FALSE");
             commonCombo->setFocusPolicy(QWidget::NoFocus);
             te->setFocus();
         }
     }
     if(iD == -24) {
     // "edit commands"
     CommandEditDialog *m = new CommandEditDialog(this);
     connect(m,SIGNAL(commandsEdited()),this,SLOT(initCommandList()));
-    m->showMaximized();
+    QPEApplication::showDialog( m );
     }
 
 }
 
 // $QPEDIR/bin/qcop QPE/Application/embeddedkonsole 'setDocument(QString)' 'ssh -V'
 void Konsole::setDocument( const QString &cmd) {
     newSession();
     TEWidget* te = getTe();
     if(cmd.find("-e", 0, TRUE) != -1) {
         QString cmd2;
         cmd2=cmd.right(cmd.length()-3)+" &";
         system(cmd2.latin1());
         if(startUp <= 1 && nsessions < 2) {
             doneSession(getTe()->currentSession, 0);
             exit(0);
         } else
             doneSession(getTe()->currentSession, 0);
     } else {
         if (te != 0) {
             te->emitText(cmd+"\r");
         }
     }
     startUp++;
 }
 
 void Konsole::parseCommandLine() {
     QString cmd;
       //    newSession();
     for (int i=1;i< qApp->argc();i++) {
         if( QString(qApp->argv()[i]) == "-e") {
             i++;
             for ( int j=i;j< qApp->argc();j++) {
                 cmd+=QString(qApp->argv()[j])+" ";
             }
             cmd.stripWhiteSpace();
             system(cmd.latin1());
             exit(0);//close();
         } // end -e switch
     }
     startUp++;
 }
 
 void Konsole::changeForegroundColor(const QColor &color) {
     Config cfg("Konsole");
     cfg.setGroup("Colors");
     int r, g, b;
     color.rgb(&r,&g,&b);
     foreground.setRgb(r,g,b);
diff --git a/core/apps/textedit/textedit.cpp b/core/apps/textedit/textedit.cpp
index be18140..1299fe3 100644
--- a/core/apps/textedit/textedit.cpp
+++ b/core/apps/textedit/textedit.cpp
@@ -897,172 +897,170 @@ bool TextEdit::saveAs() {
     text << "text/*";
     map.insert(tr("Text"), text );
     text << "*";
     map.insert(tr("All"), text );
 
     QFileInfo cuFi( currentFileName);
     QString filee = cuFi.fileName();
     QString dire = cuFi.dirPath();
     if(dire==".")
         dire = QPEApplication::documentDir();
     QString str;
     if( !featureAutoSave)
       {
           str = OFileDialog::getSaveFileName( 2,
                                               dire,
                                               filee, map);
       }
     else
         str=currentFileName;
     if(!str.isEmpty()) {
         QString fileNm=str;
 
         qDebug("saving filename "+fileNm);
         QFileInfo fi(fileNm);
         currentFileName=fi.fileName();
         if(doc)
 //        QString file = doc->file();
 //        doc->removeFiles();
             delete doc;
             DocLnk nf;
             nf.setType("text/plain");
             nf.setFile( fileNm);
             doc = new DocLnk(nf);
 //        editor->setText(rt);
             qDebug("Saving file as "+currentFileName);
             doc->setName( currentFileName);
             updateCaption( currentFileName);
 
             FileManager fm;
             if ( !fm.saveFile( *doc, rt ) ) {
                 return false;
             }
 
             if( filePerms ) {
                 filePermissions *filePerm;
                 filePerm = new filePermissions(this,
                                                tr("Permissions"),true,
                                                0,(const QString &)fileNm);
-                filePerm->showMaximized();
-                filePerm->exec();
+                QPEApplication::execDialog( filePerm );
 
                 if( filePerm)
                     delete  filePerm;
             }
 //        }
         editor->setEdited( false);
         edited1 = false;
         edited = false;
         if(caption().left(1)=="*")
             setCaption(caption().right(caption().length()-1));
 
         return true;
     }
     qDebug("returning false");
     return false;
 } //end saveAs
 
 void TextEdit::clear() {
     delete doc;
     doc = 0;
     editor->clear();
 }
 
 void TextEdit::updateCaption( const QString &name ) {
 
     if ( name.isEmpty() )
         setCaption( tr("Text Editor") );
     else {
         QString s = name;
         if ( s.isNull() )
             s = doc->name();
         if ( s.isEmpty()  ) {
             s = tr( "Unnamed" );
             currentFileName=s;
         }
 //         if(s.left(1) == "/")
 //             s = s.right(s.length()-1);
         setCaption( tr("%1 - Text Editor").arg( s ) );
     }
 }
 
 void TextEdit::setDocument(const QString& fileref) {
     if(fileref != "Unnamed") {
         currentFileName=fileref;
         qDebug("setDocument");
          QFileInfo fi(currentFileName);
          qDebug("basename:"+fi.baseName()+": current filenmame "+currentFileName);
          if( (fi.baseName().left(1)).isEmpty() ) {
         openDotFile(currentFileName);
 
          } else {
              qDebug("setDoc open");
              bFromDocView = true;
              openFile(fileref);
              editor->setEdited(true);
              edited1=false;
              edited=true;
                //   fromSetDocument=false;
  //    doSearchBar();
         }
     }
     updateCaption( currentFileName);
 }
 
 void TextEdit::changeFont() {
   QDialog *d = new QDialog ( this, "FontDialog", true );
   d-> setCaption ( tr( "Choose font" ));
   QBoxLayout *lay = new QVBoxLayout ( d );
   OFontSelector *ofs = new OFontSelector ( true, d );
   lay-> addWidget ( ofs );
   ofs-> setSelectedFont ( editor-> font ( ));
 
-  d-> showMaximized ( );
-    if ( d-> exec ( ) == QDialog::Accepted )
+    if ( QPEApplication::execDialog( d ) == QDialog::Accepted )
       editor-> setFont ( ofs-> selectedFont ( ));
     delete d;
 
 }
 
 void TextEdit::editDelete() {
     switch ( QMessageBox::warning(this,tr("Text Editor"),
                                   tr("Do you really want<BR>to <B>delete</B> "
                                      "the current file\nfrom the disk?<BR>This is "
                                      "<B>irreversable!</B>"),
                                   tr("Yes"),tr("No"),0,0,1) ) {
       case 0:
           if(doc) {
               doc->removeFiles();
               clear();
               setCaption( tr("Text Editor") );
           }
           break;
       case 1:
             // exit
           break;
     };
 }
 
 void TextEdit::changeStartConfig( bool b ) {
     startWithNew=b;
     Config cfg("TextEdit");
     cfg.setGroup("View");
     cfg.writeEntry("startNew",b);
     update();
 }
 
 void TextEdit::editorChanged() {
 //    qDebug("editor changed");
     if( /*editor->edited() &&*/ /*edited && */!edited1) {
         setCaption( "*"+caption());
         edited1=true;
     }
     edited=true;
 }
 
 void TextEdit::receive(const QCString&msg, const QByteArray &) {
     qDebug("QCop "+msg);
   if ( msg == "setDocument(QString)" ) {
       qDebug("bugger all");
 
   }
 
diff --git a/core/multimedia/opieplayer/playlistwidget.cpp b/core/multimedia/opieplayer/playlistwidget.cpp
index 5fb605b..82fd1e1 100644
--- a/core/multimedia/opieplayer/playlistwidget.cpp
+++ b/core/multimedia/opieplayer/playlistwidget.cpp
@@ -904,98 +904,97 @@ void PlayListWidget::viewPressed( int mouse, QListViewItem *, const QPoint&, int
     
       m.exec( QCursor::pos() );
    }
       break;
    };
 }
 
 void PlayListWidget::playSelected()
 {
     btnPlay( true);
 //    d->selectedFiles->unSelect();
 }
 
 void PlayListWidget::playlistViewPressed( int mouse, QListViewItem *, const QPoint&, int)
 {
    switch (mouse) {
    case 1:
           
       break;
    case 2:{
       QPopupMenu  m;
       m.insertItem( tr( "Play Selected" ), this, SLOT( playSelected() ));
       m.insertItem( tr( "Remove" ), this, SLOT( removeSelected() ));
       //       m.insertSeparator();
       //     m.insertItem( tr( "Properties" ), this, SLOT( listDelete() ));
       m.exec( QCursor::pos() );
    }
       break;
    };
 
 }
 
 void PlayListWidget::listDelete() {
    Config cfg( "OpiePlayer" );
    cfg.setGroup("PlayList");
    currentPlayList = cfg.readEntry("CurrentPlaylist","");
    QString file;
    //    int noOfFiles = cfg.readNumEntry("NumberOfFiles", 0 );
    switch ( tabWidget->currentPageIndex()) {
    case 0: 
       break;
    case 1:
    {
       file = audioView->currentItem()->text(0);
       QListIterator<DocLnk> Pdit( files.children() );
       for ( ; Pdit.current(); ++Pdit ) {
          if( Pdit.current()->name() == file) {
             LnkProperties prop( Pdit.current() );
-            prop.showMaximized();
-            prop.exec();
+            QPEApplication::execDialog( &prop );
          }
       }
       populateAudioView();
    }
    break;
    case 2:
    {
       //           file = videoView->selectedItem()->text(0);
       //           for ( int i = 0; i < noOfFiles; i++ ) {
       //               QString entryName;
       //               entryName.sprintf( "File%i", i + 1 );
       //               QString linkFile = cfg.readEntry( entryName );
       //                   AppLnk lnk( AppLnk(linkFile));
       //               if( lnk.name() == file ) {
       //                   LnkProperties prop( &lnk);
       // //  connect(&prop, SIGNAL(select(const AppLnk *)), this, SLOT(externalSelected(const AppLnk *)));
       //                   prop.showMaximized();
       //                   prop.exec();
       //               }
       //            }
    }
    break;
    };
 }
 
 void PlayListWidget::scanForAudio() {
    //    qDebug("scan for audio");
    files.detachChildren();
    QListIterator<DocLnk> sdit( files.children() );
    for ( ; sdit.current(); ++sdit ) {
       delete sdit.current();
    }
    Global::findDocuments( &files, audioMimes);
    audioScan = true;
 }
 void PlayListWidget::scanForVideo() {
    //    qDebug("scan for video");
    vFiles.detachChildren();
    QListIterator<DocLnk> sdit( vFiles.children() );
    for ( ; sdit.current(); ++sdit ) {
       delete sdit.current();
    }
    Global::findDocuments(&vFiles, "video/*");
    videoScan = true;
 }
 
 void PlayListWidget::populateAudioView() {
 
diff --git a/core/pim/addressbook/abeditor.cpp b/core/pim/addressbook/abeditor.cpp
index 91e8722..75e7ede 100644
--- a/core/pim/addressbook/abeditor.cpp
+++ b/core/pim/addressbook/abeditor.cpp
@@ -485,98 +485,97 @@ void AbEditor::saveEntry()
 	case Qtopia::BusinessMobile:
 	    ent.setBusinessMobile( it.current()->text() );
 	    break;
 	case Qtopia::BusinessPager:
 	    ent.setBusinessPager( it.current()->text() );
 	    break;
 	case Qtopia::Profession:
 	    ent.setProfession( it.current()->text() );
 	    break;
 	case Qtopia::Assistant:
 	    ent.setAssistant( it.current()->text() );
 	    break;
 	case Qtopia::Manager:
 	    ent.setManager( it.current()->text() );
 	    break;
 
 	    // personal
 	case Qtopia::Spouse:
 	    ent.setSpouse( it.current()->text() );
 	    break;
 	case Qtopia::Children:
 	    ent.setChildren( it.current()->text() );
 	    break;
 	case Qtopia::Birthday:
 	    ent.setBirthday( it.current()->text() );
 	    break;
 	case Qtopia::Anniversary:
 	    ent.setAnniversary( it.current()->text() );
 	    break;
 	case Qtopia::Nickname:
 	    ent.setNickname( it.current()->text() );
 	    break;
 	default:
 	    break;
 
 	}
     }
 
     int gender = genderCombo->currentItem();
     ent.setGender( QString::number( gender ) );
 
     QString str = txtNote->text();
     if ( !str.isNull() )
 	ent.setNotes( str );
 }
 
 void AbEditor::slotNote()
 {
-    dlgNote->showMaximized();
-    if ( !dlgNote->exec() ) {
+    if ( ! QPEApplication::execDialog( &dlgNote ) ) {
 	// reset the note...
 	txtNote->setText( ent.notes() );
     }
 }
 
 void AbEditor::setNameFocus()
 {
     firstEdit->setFocus();
 }
 
 void parseEmailFrom( const QString &txt, QString &strDefaultEmail,
 		     QString &strAll )
 {
     int where,
 	start;
     if ( txt.isEmpty() )
 	return;
 
     // find the first
     where = txt.find( ',' );
     if ( where < 0 ) {
 	strDefaultEmail = txt;
 	strAll = txt;
     } else {
 	strDefaultEmail = txt.left( where ).stripWhiteSpace();
 	strAll = strDefaultEmail;
 	while ( where > -1 ) {
 	    strAll.append(" ");
 	    start = where;
 	    where = txt.find( ',', where + 1 );
 	    if ( where > - 1 )
 		strAll.append( txt.mid(start + 1, where - start - 1).stripWhiteSpace() );
 	    else // grab until the end...
 		strAll.append( txt.right(txt.length() - start - 1).stripWhiteSpace() );
 	}
     }
 }
 
 void parseEmailTo( const QString &strDefaultEmail,
 		   const QString &strOtherEmail, QString &strBack )
 {
     // create a comma dilimeted set of emails...
     // use the power of short circuiting...
     bool foundDefault = false;
     QString strTmp;
     int start = 0;
     int where;
     // start at the beginng.
diff --git a/core/pim/addressbook/addressbook.cpp b/core/pim/addressbook/addressbook.cpp
index 00cd2a6..1c7ddd4 100644
--- a/core/pim/addressbook/addressbook.cpp
+++ b/core/pim/addressbook/addressbook.cpp
@@ -237,98 +237,97 @@ AddressbookWindow::AddressbookWindow( QWidget *parent, const char *name,
 
 	// Create Views
 	listContainer = new QWidget( this );
 	QVBoxLayout *vb = new QVBoxLayout( listContainer );
 
  	m_abView = new AbView( listContainer, m_config.orderList() );
  	vb->addWidget( m_abView );
 	// abList->setHScrollBarMode( QScrollView::AlwaysOff );
 	connect( m_abView, SIGNAL( signalViewSwitched ( int ) ),
 		 this, SLOT( slotViewSwitched( int ) ) );
 
 
 	QObject::connect( m_abView, SIGNAL(signalNotFound()), this, SLOT(slotNotFound()) );
 
 	// m_abView->load(); // Already done by c'tor .
 
 	// Letter Picker
 	pLabel = new LetterPicker( listContainer );
 	connect(pLabel, SIGNAL(letterClicked(char)), this, SLOT(slotSetLetter(char)));
 	connect(m_abView, SIGNAL( signalClearLetterPicker() ), pLabel, SLOT( clear() ) );
 
 	vb->addWidget( pLabel );
 
 	// All Categories into view-menu..
 	populateCategories();
 
 	// Fontsize
 	defaultFont = new QFont( m_abView->font() );
  	slotSetFont(m_config.fontSize());
 	m_curFontSize = m_config.fontSize();
 
 	setCentralWidget(listContainer);
 
 	//    qDebug("adressbook contrsuction: t=%d", t.elapsed() );
 	connect( qApp, SIGNAL( flush() ), this, SLOT( flush() ) );
 	connect( qApp, SIGNAL( reload() ), this, SLOT( reload() ) );
 	connect( qApp, SIGNAL( appMessage(const QCString &, const QByteArray &) ),
 	this, SLOT( appMessage(const QCString &, const QByteArray &) ) );
 
 
 	isLoading = false;
 }
 
 
 void AddressbookWindow::slotConfig()
 {
 	ConfigDlg* dlg = new ConfigDlg( this, "Config" );
 	dlg -> setConfig( m_config );
-	dlg -> showMaximized();
-	if ( dlg -> exec() ) {
+	if ( QPEApplication::execDialog( dlg ) ) {
 		qWarning ("Config Dialog accepted!");
 		m_config = dlg -> getConfig();
 		if ( m_curFontSize != m_config.fontSize() ){
 			qWarning("Font was changed!");
 			m_curFontSize = m_config.fontSize();
 			emit slotSetFont( m_curFontSize );
 		}
 		m_abView -> setListOrder( m_config.orderList() );
 	}
 
 	delete dlg;
 }
 
 
 void AddressbookWindow::slotSetFont( int size )
 {
 	qWarning("void AddressbookWindow::slotSetFont( %d )", size);
 
 	if (size > 2 || size < 0)
 		size = 1;
 
 	m_config.setFontSize( size );
 
 	QFont *currentFont;
 
 	switch (size) {
 	case 0:
 		m_abView->setFont( QFont( defaultFont->family(), defaultFont->pointSize() - 2 ) );
 		currentFont = new QFont (m_abView->font());
 		// abList->resizeRows(currentFont->pixelSize() + 7); :SX
 		// abList->resizeRows();
 		break;
 	case 1:
  		m_abView->setFont( *defaultFont );
  		currentFont = new QFont (m_abView->font());
 // 		// abList->resizeRows(currentFont->pixelSize() + 7);
 // 		abList->resizeRows();
 		break;
 	case 2:
  		m_abView->setFont( QFont( defaultFont->family(), defaultFont->pointSize() + 2 ) );
  		currentFont = new QFont (m_abView->font());
 // 		//abList->resizeRows(currentFont->pixelSize() + 7);
 // 		abList->resizeRows();
 		break;
 	}
 }
 
 
@@ -705,102 +704,99 @@ void AddressbookWindow::appMessage(const QCString &msg, const QByteArray &data)
 		if ( actionPersonal->isOn() ){
 			actionPersonal->setOn( false );
 			slotPersonalView();
 		}
 
 		// Reset category and show as card..
 		m_abView -> setShowByCategory( QString::null );
 		m_abView -> setCurrentUid( uid );
 		slotViewSwitched ( AbView::CardView );
 
 	        needShow = true;
 
 
 	} else if ( msg == "edit(int)" ) {
 		QDataStream stream(data,IO_ReadOnly);
 		int uid;
 		stream >> uid;
 
 		// Deactivate Personal View..
 		if ( actionPersonal->isOn() ){
 			actionPersonal->setOn( false );
 			slotPersonalView();
 		}
 
 		// Reset category and edit..
 		m_abView -> setShowByCategory( QString::null );
 		m_abView -> setCurrentUid( uid );
 		slotViewEdit();
 	}
 
         if (needShow)
             QPEApplication::setKeepRunning();
 
 }
 
 void AddressbookWindow::editEntry( EntryMode entryMode )
 {
 	OContact entry;
 	if ( !abEditor ) {
 		abEditor = new ContactEditor( entry, this, "editor" );
 	}
 	if ( entryMode == EditEntry )
 		abEditor->setEntry( m_abView -> currentEntry() );
 	else if ( entryMode == NewEntry )
 		abEditor->setEntry( entry );
 	// other things may change the caption.
 	abEditor->setCaption( tr("Edit Address") );
 
-#if defined(Q_WS_QWS) || defined(_WS_QWS_)
-	abEditor->showMaximized();
-#endif
 	// fix the foxus...
 	abEditor->setNameFocus();
-	if ( abEditor->exec() ) {
+	if ( QPEApplication::execDialog( abEditor ) ) {
 		setFocus();
 		if ( entryMode == NewEntry ) {
 			OContact insertEntry = abEditor->entry();
 			insertEntry.assignUid();
 			m_abView -> addEntry( insertEntry );
 			m_abView -> setCurrentUid( insertEntry.uid() );
 		} else {
 			OContact replEntry = abEditor->entry();
 
 			if ( !replEntry.isValidUid() )
 				replEntry.assignUid();
 
 			m_abView -> replaceEntry( replEntry );
 		}
 	}
 	// populateCategories();
 
 }
 
 void AddressbookWindow::editPersonal()
 {
 	OContact entry;
 
 	// Switch to personal view if not selected
 	// but take care of the menu, too
 	if ( ! actionPersonal->isOn() ){
 		qWarning("*** ++++");
 		actionPersonal->setOn( true );
 		slotPersonalView();
 	}
 
 	if ( !abEditor ) {
 		abEditor = new ContactEditor( entry, this, "editor" );
 	}
 
  	abEditor->setCaption(tr("Edit My Personal Details"));
  	abEditor->setPersonalView( true );
 	editEntry( EditEntry );
  	abEditor->setPersonalView( false );
 
 }
 
 
 void AddressbookWindow::slotPersonalView()
 {
 	qWarning("slotPersonalView()");
 	if (!actionPersonal->isOn()) {
 		// we just turned it off
diff --git a/core/pim/addressbook/contacteditor.cpp b/core/pim/addressbook/contacteditor.cpp
index 8fbd065..7932781 100644
--- a/core/pim/addressbook/contacteditor.cpp
+++ b/core/pim/addressbook/contacteditor.cpp
@@ -1038,113 +1038,111 @@ void ContactEditor::slotFullNameChange( const QString &textChanged ) {
 	qWarning( "ContactEditor::slotFullNameChange( %s )", textChanged.latin1() );
 
 	int index = cmbFileAs->currentItem();
 
 	cmbFileAs->clear();
 
 	cmbFileAs->insertItem( parseName( textChanged, NAME_LF ) );
 	cmbFileAs->insertItem( parseName( textChanged, NAME_LFM ) );
 	cmbFileAs->insertItem( parseName( textChanged, NAME_FL ) );
 	cmbFileAs->insertItem( parseName( textChanged, NAME_FML ) );
 	if ( ! txtSuffix->text().isEmpty() )
 		cmbFileAs->insertItem( parseName( textChanged, NAME_FML ) + " " + txtSuffix->text() );
 
 	cmbFileAs->setCurrentItem( index );
 
 
 }
 
 void ContactEditor::slotSuffixChange( const QString& ) {
 	// Just want to update the FileAs combo if the suffix was changed..
 	slotFullNameChange( txtFullName->text() );
 }
 
 void ContactEditor::slotOrganizationChange( const QString &textChanged ){
 	qWarning( "ContactEditor::slotOrganizationChange( %s )", textChanged.latin1() );
 	// Special handling for storing Companies: 
 	// If no Fullname is given, we store the Company-Name as lastname
 	// to handle it like a person..
 	if ( txtFullName->text() == txtOrganization->text().left( txtFullName->text().length() ) )
 		txtFullName->setText( textChanged );
 	
 }
 
 void ContactEditor::accept() {
 
 	if ( isEmpty() ) {
 		cleanupFields();
 		reject();
 	} else {
 		saveEntry();
 		cleanupFields();
 		QDialog::accept();
 	}
 
 }
 
 void ContactEditor::slotNote() {
 
-	dlgNote->showMaximized();
-	if ( !dlgNote->exec() ) {
+    if ( ! QPEApplication::execDialog( dlgNote ) ) {
 		txtNote->setText( ent.notes() );
 	}
 }
 
 void ContactEditor::slotName() {
 
 	QString tmpName;
 
 	txtFirstName->setText( parseName(txtFullName->text(), NAME_F) );
 	txtMiddleName->setText( parseName(txtFullName->text(), NAME_M) );
 	txtLastName->setText( parseName(txtFullName->text(), NAME_L) );
 	// txtSuffix->setText( parseName(txtFullName->text(), NAME_S) );
 
-	dlgName->showMaximized();
-	if ( dlgName->exec() ) {
+	if ( QPEApplication::execDialog( dlgName ) ) {
 		 if ( txtLastName->text().contains( ' ', TRUE ) )
 			 tmpName =  txtLastName->text() + ", " + txtFirstName->text() + " " + txtMiddleName->text();
 		 else
 			 tmpName = txtFirstName->text() + " " + txtMiddleName->text() + " " + txtLastName->text();
 
 		txtFullName->setText( tmpName.simplifyWhiteSpace() );
 		slotFullNameChange( txtFullName->text() );
 	}
 
 }
 
 void ContactEditor::setNameFocus() {
 
 	txtFullName->setFocus();
 
 }
 
 bool ContactEditor::isEmpty() {
 	// Test and see if the record should be saved.
 	// More strict than the original qtopia, needs name or fileas to save
 
 	QString t = txtFullName->text();
 	if ( !t.isEmpty() && containsAlphaNum( t ) )
 		return false;
 
 	t = cmbFileAs->currentText();
 	if ( !t.isEmpty() && containsAlphaNum( t ) )
 		return false;
 
 	return true;
 
 }
 
 QString ContactEditor::parseName( const QString fullName, int type ) {
 
 	QString simplifiedName( fullName.simplifyWhiteSpace() );
 	QString strFirstName;
 	QString strMiddleName;
 	QString strLastName;
 	QString strTitle;
 	int commapos;
 	bool haveLastName = false;
 
 	qWarning("Fullname: %s", simplifiedName.latin1());
 
 	commapos = simplifiedName.find( ',', 0, TRUE);
 	if ( commapos >= 0 ) {
 		qWarning(" Commapos: %d", commapos );
diff --git a/core/pim/datebook/datebook.cpp b/core/pim/datebook/datebook.cpp
index 44f1515..706cc08 100644
--- a/core/pim/datebook/datebook.cpp
+++ b/core/pim/datebook/datebook.cpp
@@ -220,102 +220,97 @@ void DateBook::receive( const QCString &msg, const QByteArray &data )
 	// update active view!
 	if ( dayAction->isOn() )
 	    viewDay();
 	else if ( weekAction->isOn() )
 	    viewWeek();
 	else if ( monthAction->isOn() )
 	    viewMonth();
     }
     else if (msg == "editEvent(int)") {
 	int uid;
 	stream >> uid;
 	Event e=db->eventByUID(uid);
 	editEvent(e);
     }else if (msg == "viewDefault(QDate)"){
          QDate day;
          stream >> day;
          viewDefault(day);
      }
 }
 
 DateBook::~DateBook()
 {
 }
 
 void DateBook::slotSettings()
 {
 	DateBookSettings frmSettings( ampm, this );
 	frmSettings.setStartTime( startTime );
 	frmSettings.setAlarmPreset( aPreset, presetTime );
 	frmSettings.setJumpToCurTime( bJumpToCurTime );
 	frmSettings.setRowStyle( rowStyle );
 	frmSettings.comboDefaultView->setCurrentItem(defaultView-1);
 	frmSettings.comboWeekListView->setCurrentItem(weeklistviewconfig);
 
 	bool found=false;
 	for (int i=0; i<(frmSettings.comboLocation->count()); i++) {
 		if ( frmSettings.comboLocation->text(i) == defaultLocation ) {
 			frmSettings.comboLocation->setCurrentItem(i);
 			found=true;
 			break;
 		}
 	}
 	if(!found) {
 		frmSettings.comboLocation->insertItem(defaultLocation);
 		frmSettings.comboLocation->setCurrentItem(frmSettings.comboLocation->count()-1);
 	}
 	frmSettings.comboCategory->setCategories(defaultCategories,"Calendar", tr("Calendar"));
 
-#if defined (Q_WS_QWS) || defined(_WS_QWS_)
-    frmSettings.showMaximized();
-#endif
-
-	if ( frmSettings.exec() ) {
-
+	if ( QPEApplication::execDialog( &frmSettings ) ) {
 		aPreset = frmSettings.alarmPreset();
 		presetTime = frmSettings.presetTime();
 		startTime = frmSettings.startTime();
 		bJumpToCurTime = frmSettings.jumpToCurTime();
 		rowStyle = frmSettings.rowStyle();
 		defaultView=frmSettings.comboDefaultView->currentItem()+1;
 		weeklistviewconfig=frmSettings.comboWeekListView->currentItem();
 		defaultLocation=frmSettings.comboLocation->currentText();
 		defaultCategories=frmSettings.comboCategory->currentCategories();
 
 		if ( dayView ) {
 			dayView->setStartViewTime( startTime );
 			dayView->setJumpToCurTime( bJumpToCurTime );
 			dayView->setRowStyle( rowStyle );
 		}
 		if ( weekView ) {
 			weekView->setStartViewTime( startTime );
 		}
 		saveSettings();
 
 		// make the change obvious
 		if ( views->visibleWidget() ) {
 			if ( views->visibleWidget() == dayView )
 				dayView->redraw();
 			else if ( views->visibleWidget() == weekView )
 				weekView->redraw();
 			else if ( views->visibleWidget() == weekLstView )
 				weekLstView->redraw();
 		}
 	}
 }
 
 void DateBook::fileNew()
 {
     slotNewEventFromKey("");
 }
 
 QString DateBook::checkEvent(const Event &e)
 {
     /* check if overlaps with itself */
     bool checkFailed = FALSE;
 
     /* check the next 12 repeats. should catch most problems */
     QDate current_date = e.start().date();
     Event previous = e;
     for(int i = 0; i < 12; i++)
     {
 	QDateTime next;
@@ -392,149 +387,143 @@ void DateBook::viewDay() {
 void DateBook::viewWeek() {
 	view(WEEK,currentDate());
 }
 
 void DateBook::viewWeekLst() {
 	view(WEEKLST,currentDate());
 }
 
 void DateBook::viewMonth() {
 	view(MONTH,currentDate());
 }
 
 void DateBook::insertEvent( const Event &e )
 {
 	Event dupEvent=e;
 	if(!dupEvent.isValidUid() ) // tkcRom seems to be different
 	    dupEvent.assignUid();
 	dupEvent.setLocation(defaultLocation);
 	dupEvent.setCategories(defaultCategories);
 	db->addEvent(dupEvent);
 	emit newEvent();
 }
 
 void DateBook::duplicateEvent( const Event &e )
 {
 	qWarning("Hmmm...");
     // Alot of code duplication, as this is almost like editEvent();
 	if (syncing) {
 		QMessageBox::warning( this, tr("Calendar"), tr( "Can not edit data, currently syncing") );
 		return;
     }
 
 	Event dupevent(e);	// Make a duplicate.
 
 	// workaround added for text input.
 	QDialog editDlg( this, 0, TRUE );
 	DateEntry *entry;
 	editDlg.setCaption( tr("Duplicate Event") );
 	QVBoxLayout *vb = new QVBoxLayout( &editDlg );
 	QScrollView *sv = new QScrollView( &editDlg, "scrollview" );
 	sv->setResizePolicy( QScrollView::AutoOneFit );
 	// KLUDGE!!!
 	sv->setHScrollBarMode( QScrollView::AlwaysOff );
 	vb->addWidget( sv );
 	entry = new DateEntry( onMonday, dupevent, ampm, &editDlg, "editor" );
 	entry->timezone->setEnabled( FALSE );
 	sv->addChild( entry );
 
-#if defined(Q_WS_QWS) || defined(_WS_QWS_)
-    editDlg.showMaximized();
-#endif
-	while (editDlg.exec() ) {
+	while ( QPEApplication::execDialog( &editDlg ) ) {
 		Event newEv = entry->event();
 		QString error = checkEvent(newEv);
 		if (!error.isNull()) {
 			if (QMessageBox::warning(this, tr("error box"), error, tr("Fix it"), tr("Continue"), 0, 0, 1) == 0)
 				continue;
 		}
         /*
         * The problem:
         * DateBookDB does remove repeating events not by uid but by the time
         * the recurrence was created
         * so we need to update that time as well
         */
         Event::RepeatPattern rp = newEv.repeatPattern();
         rp.createTime = ::time( NULL );
         newEv.setRepeat( TRUE, rp ); // has repeat and repeatPattern...
 		if( newEv.uid() == e.uid() || !newEv.isValidUid() )
 		    newEv.assignUid();
 
 		db->addEvent(newEv);
 		emit newEvent();
 		break;
 	}
 }
 
 void DateBook::editEvent( const Event &e )
 {
 	if (syncing) {
 		QMessageBox::warning( this, tr("Calendar"), tr( "Can not edit data, currently syncing") );
 		return;
 	}
 
 	// workaround added for text input.
 	QDialog editDlg( this, 0, TRUE );
 	DateEntry *entry;
 	editDlg.setCaption( tr("Edit Event") );
 	QVBoxLayout *vb = new QVBoxLayout( &editDlg );
 	QScrollView *sv = new QScrollView( &editDlg, "scrollview" );
 	sv->setResizePolicy( QScrollView::AutoOneFit );
 	// KLUDGE!!!
 	sv->setHScrollBarMode( QScrollView::AlwaysOff );
 	vb->addWidget( sv );
 	entry = new DateEntry( onMonday, e, ampm, &editDlg, "editor" );
 	entry->timezone->setEnabled( FALSE );
 	sv->addChild( entry );
 
-#if defined(Q_WS_QWS) || defined(_WS_QWS_)
-	editDlg.showMaximized();
-#endif
-	while (editDlg.exec() ) {
+	while ( QPEApplication::execDialog( &editDlg ) ) {
 		Event newEv = entry->event();
 		if(newEv.description().isEmpty() && newEv.notes().isEmpty() )
 			break;
 		newEv.setUid(e.uid()); // FIXME: Hack not to clear uid
 		QString error = checkEvent(newEv);
 		if (!error.isNull()) {
 			if (QMessageBox::warning(this, tr("error box"), error, tr("Fix it"), tr("Continue"), 0, 0, 1) == 0) continue;
 	}
 	db->editEvent(e, newEv);
 	emit newEvent();
 	break;
 	}
 }
 
 void DateBook::removeEvent( const Event &e )
 {
 	if (syncing) {
 		QMessageBox::warning( this, tr("Calendar"), tr( "Can not edit data, currently syncing") );
 		return;
 	}
 
     QString strName = e.description();
 
     if ( !QPEMessageBox::confirmDelete( this, tr( "Calendar" ),strName ) )
 	return;
 
     db->removeEvent( e );
     if ( views->visibleWidget() == dayView && dayView )
         dayView->redraw();
 }
 
 void DateBook::addEvent( const Event &e )
 {
     QDate d = e.start().date();
     initDay();
     dayView->setDate( d );
 }
 
 void DateBook::showDay( int year, int month, int day )
 {
     QDate d(year, month, day);
     view(DAY,d);
 }
 
 void DateBook::initDay()
 {
 	if ( !dayView ) {
 		dayView = new DateBookDay( ampm, onMonday, db, views, "day view" );
@@ -662,100 +651,97 @@ void DateBook::appMessage(const QCString& msg, const QByteArray& data)
 
 		// check to make it's okay to continue,
 		// this is the case that the time was set ahead, and
 		// we are forced given a stale alarm...
 		QDateTime current = QDateTime::currentDateTime();
 		if ( current.time().hour() != when.time().hour() && current.time().minute() != when.time().minute() )
 			return;
 
 		QValueList<EffectiveEvent> list = db->getEffectiveEvents(when.addSecs(warn*60));
 		if ( list.count() > 0 ) {
 			QString msg;
 			bool bSound = FALSE;
 			int stopTimer = 0;
 			bool found = FALSE;
 			for ( QValueList<EffectiveEvent>::ConstIterator it=list.begin(); it!=list.end(); ++it ) {
 				if ( (*it).event().hasAlarm() ) {
 					found = TRUE;
 					msg += "<CENTER><B>" + (*it).description() + "</B>"
 					+ "<BR>" + (*it).location() + "<BR>"
 					+ TimeString::dateString((*it).event().start(),ampm)
 					+ (warn
 						? tr(" (in " + QString::number(warn)
 						+ tr(" minutes)"))
 						: QString(""))
 					+ "<BR>"
 					+ (*it).notes() + "</CENTER>";
 					if ( (*it).event().alarmSound() != Event::Silent ) {
 						bSound = TRUE;
 					}
 				}
 			}
 			if ( found ) {
 				if ( bSound ) {
 					Sound::soundAlarm();
 					alarmCounter = 0;
 					stopTimer = startTimer( 5000 );
 				}
 				QDialog dlg( this, 0, TRUE );
 				QVBoxLayout *vb = new QVBoxLayout( &dlg );
 				QScrollView *view = new QScrollView( &dlg, "scrollView");
 				view->setResizePolicy( QScrollView::AutoOneFit );
 				vb->addWidget( view );
 				QLabel *lblMsg = new QLabel( msg, &dlg );
 				view->addChild( lblMsg );
 				QPushButton *cmdOk = new QPushButton( tr("OK"), &dlg );
 				connect( cmdOk, SIGNAL(clicked()), &dlg, SLOT(accept()) );
 				vb->addWidget( cmdOk );
 
-#if defined(Q_WS_QWS) || defined(_WS_QWS_)
-				dlg.showMaximized();
-#endif
-				needShow = dlg.exec();
+				needShow = QPEApplication::execDialog( &dlg );
 
 				if ( bSound )
 					killTimer( stopTimer );
 				}
 			}
 		} else if ( msg == "nextView()" ) {
                     needShow = true;
 			if ( !qApp-> activeWindow ( )) {
 				needShow = TRUE;
 			} else {
 				QWidget* cur = views->visibleWidget();
 				if ( cur ) {
 				if ( cur == dayView )
 					viewWeek();
 				else if ( cur == weekView )
 					viewWeekLst();
 				else if ( cur == weekLstView )
 					viewMonth();
 				else if ( cur == monthView )
 					viewDay();
 				needShow = TRUE;
 			}
 		}
     }   else if (msg == "editEvent(int)") {
         /* simple copy from receive */
         QDataStream stream(data,IO_ReadOnly);
 	int uid;
 	stream >> uid;
 	Event e=db->eventByUID(uid);
 	editEvent(e);
     } else if (msg == "viewDefault(QDate)"){
         /* simple copy from receive */
         QDataStream stream(data,IO_ReadOnly);
         QDate day;
         stream >> day;
         viewDefault(day);
         needShow = true;
      }
 
     if ( needShow ) {
 #if defined(Q_WS_QWS) || defined(_WS_QWS_)
 //		showMaximized();
 #else
 //		show();
 #endif
 //		raise();
 		QPEApplication::setKeepRunning();
 //		setActiveWindow();
@@ -857,100 +843,97 @@ void DateBook::slotNewEventFromKey( const QString &str )
 	start = end = d;
 	start.setTime( QTime( 10, 0 ) );
 	end.setTime( QTime( 12, 0 ) );
     } else if ( views->visibleWidget() == weekView ) {
 	QDate d = weekView->date();
 	start = end = d;
 	start.setTime( QTime( 10, 0 ) );
 	end.setTime( QTime( 12, 0 ) );
     } else if ( views->visibleWidget() == weekLstView ) {
 	QDate d = weekLstView->date();
 	start = end = d;
 	start.setTime( QTime( 10, 0 ) );
 	end.setTime( QTime( 12, 0 ) );
 	}
     slotNewEntry(start, end, str);
 }
 void DateBook::slotNewEntry(const QDateTime &start, const QDateTime &end, const QString &str, const QString &location) {
 	// argh!  This really needs to be encapsulated in a class
 	// or function.
 	QDialog newDlg( this, 0, TRUE );
 	newDlg.setCaption( DateEntryBase::tr("New Event") );
 	DateEntry *e;
 	QVBoxLayout *vb = new QVBoxLayout( &newDlg );
 	QScrollView *sv = new QScrollView( &newDlg );
 	sv->setResizePolicy( QScrollView::AutoOneFit );
 	sv->setFrameStyle( QFrame::NoFrame );
 	sv->setHScrollBarMode( QScrollView::AlwaysOff );
 	vb->addWidget( sv );
 
 	Event ev;
 	ev.setDescription(  str );
 	// When the new gui comes in, change this...
 	if(location==0) {
 		if(defaultLocation.isEmpty()) {
 			ev.setLocation(tr("(Unknown)"));
 		} else {
 			ev.setLocation( defaultLocation );
 		}
 	} else {
 		ev.setLocation(location);
 	}
 	ev.setCategories(defaultCategories);
 	ev.setStart( start );
 	ev.setEnd( end );
 
 	e = new DateEntry( onMonday, ev, ampm, &newDlg );
 	e->setAlarmEnabled( aPreset, presetTime, Event::Loud );
 	sv->addChild( e );
-#if defined(Q_WS_QWS) || defined(_WS_QWS_)
-	newDlg.showMaximized();
-#endif
-	while (newDlg.exec()) {
+	while ( QPEApplication::execDialog( &newDlg ) ) {
 		ev = e->event();
 		ev.assignUid();
 		QString error = checkEvent( ev );
 		if ( !error.isNull() ) {
 		if ( QMessageBox::warning( this, tr("Error!"), error, tr("Fix it"), tr("Continue"), 0, 0, 1 ) == 0 )
 			continue;
 		}
 		db->addEvent( ev );
 		emit newEvent();
 		break;
 	}
 }
 
 void DateBook::setDocument( const QString &filename )
 {
     if ( filename.find(".vcs") != int(filename.length()) - 4 ) return;
 
     QValueList<Event> tl = Event::readVCalendar( filename );
     for( QValueList<Event>::Iterator it = tl.begin(); it != tl.end(); ++it ) {
 	db->addEvent( *it );
     }
 }
 
 static const char * beamfile = "/tmp/obex/event.vcs";
 
 void DateBook::beamEvent( const Event &e )
 {
     qDebug("trying to beamn");
     unlink( beamfile ); // delete if exists
     mkdir("/tmp/obex/", 0755);
     Event::writeVCalendar( beamfile, e );
     Ir *ir = new Ir( this );
     connect( ir, SIGNAL( done( Ir * ) ), this, SLOT( beamDone( Ir * ) ) );
     QString description = e.description();
     ir->send( beamfile, description, "text/x-vCalendar" );
 }
 
 void DateBook::beamDone( Ir *ir )
 {
     delete ir;
     unlink( beamfile );
 }
 
 void DateBook::slotFind()
 {
     // move it to the day view...
     viewDay();
     FindDialog frmFind( "Calendar", this ); // no tr needed
diff --git a/core/pim/datebook/dateentryimpl.cpp b/core/pim/datebook/dateentryimpl.cpp
index d9e5225..856837c 100644
--- a/core/pim/datebook/dateentryimpl.cpp
+++ b/core/pim/datebook/dateentryimpl.cpp
@@ -204,100 +204,97 @@ void DateEntry::init()
     connect( startPicker, SIGNAL( dateClicked( int, int, int ) ),
 	     this, SLOT( startDateChanged( int, int, int ) ) );
 
     //Let start button change both start and end dates
     connect( startPicker, SIGNAL( dateClicked( int, int, int ) ),
 	     this, SLOT( endDateChanged( int, int, int ) ) );
     connect( qApp, SIGNAL( clockChanged( bool ) ),
 	     this, SLOT( slotChangeClock( bool ) ) );
     connect( qApp, SIGNAL(weekChanged(bool)),
 	     this, SLOT(slotChangeStartOfWeek(bool)) );
 
     connect( editNote, SIGNAL(clicked()),
 	     this, SLOT(slotEditNote()) );
 
     QPopupMenu *m2 = new QPopupMenu( this );
     endPicker = new DateBookMonth( m2, 0, TRUE );
     m2->insertItem( endPicker );
     buttonEnd->setPopup( m2 );
     connect( endPicker, SIGNAL( dateClicked( int, int, int ) ),
 	     this, SLOT( endDateChanged( int, int, int ) ) );
 
     connect(timePickerStart, SIGNAL( timeChanged(const QTime &) ),
 	    this, SLOT( startTimePicked(const QTime &) ));
     // install eventFilters
     comboEnd->installEventFilter( this );
     comboStart->installEventFilter( this );
 }
 
 /*
  *  Destroys the object and frees any allocated resources
  */
 DateEntry::~DateEntry()
 {
     // no need to delete child widgets, Qt does it all for us
 	//cout << "Del: " << comboStart->currentText() << endl;
 }
 
 /*
  * public slot
  */
 
 void DateEntry::slotEditNote() {
   QString s;
   s = "<B>"+ TimeString::longDateString( startDate ) + "</B>";
 //  s.sprintf("<B>%d/%d</B> ", startDate.day(), startDate.month());
   NoteEntry noteDlg(s+comboDescription->currentText(), noteStr,
 		    this,0,TRUE);
 
-#if defined(Q_WS_QWS) || defined(_WS_QWS_)
-  noteDlg.showMaximized();
-#endif
-  if (noteDlg.exec() ) {
+  if ( QPEApplication::execDialog( &noteDlg ) ) {
     noteStr=noteDlg.note->text();
   }
 
 }
 
 void DateEntry::endDateChanged( int y, int m, int d )
 {
     endDate.setYMD( y, m, d );
     if ( endDate < startDate ) {
         endDate = startDate;
     }
 
     buttonEnd->setText( TimeString::shortDate( endDate ) );
 
     endPicker->setDate( endDate.year(), endDate.month(), endDate.day() );
 }
 
 static QTime parseTime( const QString& s, bool ampm )
 {
     QTime tmpTime;
     QStringList l = QStringList::split( ':', s );
     int hour = l[0].toInt();
     if ( ampm ) {
 	int i=0;
 	while (i<int(l[1].length()) && l[1][i]>='0' && l[1][i]<='9')
 	    i++;
 	QString digits = l[1].left(i);
 	if ( l[1].contains( "PM", FALSE ) ) {
 	    if ( hour != 12 )
 		hour += 12;
 	} else {
 	    if ( hour == 12 )
 		hour = 0;
 	}
 	l[1] = digits;
     }
     int minute = l[1].toInt();
     if ( minute > 59 )
 	minute = 59;
     else if ( minute < 0 )
 	minute = 0;
     if ( hour > 23 ) {
 	hour = 23;
 	minute = 59;
     } else if ( hour < 0 )
 	hour = 0;
     tmpTime.setHMS( hour, minute, 0 );
     return tmpTime;
@@ -350,100 +347,97 @@ void DateEntry::startDateChanged( int y, int m, int d )
  */
 void DateEntry::startTimeEdited( const QString &s )
 {
     startTimeChanged(parseTime(s,ampm));
     updateTimeEdit(false,true);
     timePickerStart->setHour(startTime.hour());
     timePickerStart->setMinute(startTime.minute());
 }
 
 void DateEntry::startTimeChanged( const QTime &t )
 {
     int duration=startTime.secsTo(endTime);
     startTime = t;
     endTime=t.addSecs(duration);
 }
 void DateEntry::startTimePicked( const QTime &t ) {
   if(m_showStart ){
     startTimeChanged(t);
     updateTimeEdit(true,true);
   }else{
     endTimeChanged(t);
     updateTimeEdit(false, true );
   }
 }
 
 /*
  * public slot
  */
 void DateEntry::typeChanged( const QString &s )
 {
     bool b = s != "All Day";
     buttonStart->setEnabled( b );
     comboStart->setEnabled( b );
     comboEnd->setEnabled( b );
 }
 
 void DateEntry::slotRepeat()
 {
     // Work around for compiler Bug..
     RepeatEntry *e;
 
     // it is better in my opinion to just grab this from the mother,
     // since, this dialog doesn't need to keep track of it...
     if ( rp.type != Event::NoRepeat )
 	e = new RepeatEntry( startWeekOnMonday, rp, startDate, this);
     else
 	e = new RepeatEntry( startWeekOnMonday, startDate, this );
 
-#if defined(Q_WS_QWS) || defined(_WS_QWS_)
-    e->showMaximized();
-#endif
-    if ( e->exec() ) {
+    if ( QPEApplication::execDialog( e ) ) {
 	rp = e->repeatPattern();
 	setRepeatLabel();
     }
     // deleting sounds like a nice idea...
     delete e;
 }
 
 void DateEntry::slotChangeStartOfWeek( bool onMonday )
 {
     startWeekOnMonday = onMonday;
 }
 
 Event DateEntry::event()
 {
     Event ev;
     Event::SoundTypeChoice st;
     ev.setDescription( comboDescription->currentText() );
     ev.setLocation( comboLocation->currentText() );
     ev.setCategories( comboCategory->currentCategories() );
     ev.setType( checkAllDay->isChecked() ? Event::AllDay : Event::Normal );
     if ( startDate > endDate ) {
         QDate tmp = endDate;
         endDate = startDate;
         startDate = tmp;
     }
 
     // This is now done in the changed slots
     //    startTime = parseTime( comboStart->text(), ampm );
     //endTime = parseTime( comboEnd->text(), ampm );
 
     if ( startTime > endTime && endDate == startDate ) {
         QTime tmp = endTime;
         endTime = startTime;
         startTime = tmp;
     }
     // don't set the time if theres no need too
     if ( ev.type() == Event::AllDay ) {
         startTime.setHMS( 0, 0, 0 );
         endTime.setHMS( 23, 59, 59 );
     }
 
     // adjust start and end times based on timezone
     QDateTime start( startDate, startTime );
     QDateTime end( endDate, endTime );
     time_t start_utc, end_utc;
 
 //    qDebug( "tz: %s", timezone->currentZone().latin1() );
 
diff --git a/core/pim/datebook2/mainwindow.cpp b/core/pim/datebook2/mainwindow.cpp
index be30415..7ff2204 100644
--- a/core/pim/datebook2/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/core/pim/datebook2/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -184,114 +184,111 @@ void MainWindow::slotGoToNow() {
 View* MainWindow::currentView() {
 
 }
 void MainWindow::slotFind() {
 
 }
 void MainWindow::slotConfigure() {
 
 }
 void MainWindow::slotClockChanged( bool ) {
 
 }
 void MainWindow::slotWeekChanged(bool ) {
 
 }
 void MainWindow::slotAppMessage( const QCString&, const QByteArray& ) {
 
 }
 void MainWindow::slotReceive( const QCString&, const QByteArray& ) {
 
 }
 BookManager* MainWindow::manager() {
     return m_manager;
 }
 TemplateManager MainWindow::templateManager() {
     return m_tempMan;
 }
 LocationManager MainWindow::locationManager() {
     return m_locMan;
 }
 DescriptionManager MainWindow::descriptionManager() {
     return m_descMan;
 }
 void MainWindow::setLocationManager( const LocationManager& loc) {
     m_locMan = loc;
 }
 void MainWindow::setDescriptionManager( const DescriptionManager& dsc ) {
     m_descMan = dsc;
 }
 Show* MainWindow::eventShow() {
     return m_show;
 }
 void MainWindow::slotAction( QAction* act ) {
 
 }
 void MainWindow::slotConfigureLocs() {
     LocationManagerDialog dlg( locationManager() );
     dlg.setCaption( tr("Configure Locations") );
-    dlg.showMaximized();
-    if (dlg.exec() == QDialog::Accepted ) {
+    if ( QPEApplication::execDialog( &dlg ) == QDialog::Accepted ) {
         setLocationManager( dlg.manager() );
     }
 }
 void MainWindow::slotConfigureDesc() {
     DescriptionManagerDialog dlg( descriptionManager() );
     dlg.setCaption( tr("Configure Descriptions") );
-    dlg.showMaximized();
-    if (dlg.exec() == QDialog::Accepted ) {
+    if ( QPEApplication::execDialog( &dlg ) == QDialog::Accepted ) {
         setDescriptionManager( dlg.manager() );
     }
 }
 void MainWindow::slotConfigureTemp() {
     TemplateDialog dlg( templateManager(), editor() );
     dlg.setCaption( tr("Configure Templates") );
-    dlg.showMaximized();
-    if ( dlg.exec() == QDialog::Accepted ) {
+    if ( QPEApplication::execDialog( &dlg ) == QDialog::Accepted ) {
         m_tempMan = dlg.manager();
         setTemplateMenu();
     }
 }
 void MainWindow::hideShow() {
 
 }
 void MainWindow::viewPopup(int ) {
 
 }
 void MainWindow::viewAdd(const QDate& ) {
 
 }
 void MainWindow::viewAdd( const QDateTime&, const QDateTime& ) {
 
 }
 bool MainWindow::viewAP()const{
 }
 bool MainWindow::viewStartMonday()const {
 
 }
 void MainWindow::setTemplateMenu() {
     m_popTemplate->clear();
 
     QStringList list = templateManager().names();
     for ( QStringList::Iterator it = list.begin(); it != list.end(); ++it ) {
         m_popTemplate->insertItem( (*it) );
     }
 }
 /*
  * get the name of the item with the id id
  * then ask for an OEvent from the manager
  */
 void MainWindow::slotNewFromTemplate(int id ) {
     QString name = m_popTemplate->text( id );
 
     OEvent ev = templateManager().value( name );
 
     if ( editor()->edit( ev ) ) {
         ev =  editor()->event();
         ev.setUid( -1 );
         manager()->add( ev );
 
         /*
          * no we'll find out if the current view
          * should show the new event
          * and then we will ask it to refresh
          * FIXME for now we'll call a refresh
diff --git a/core/pim/todo/mainwindow.cpp b/core/pim/todo/mainwindow.cpp
index d06a405..fc189bd 100644
--- a/core/pim/todo/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/core/pim/todo/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -983,63 +983,62 @@ void MainWindow::handleAlarms( const OTodo& oldTodo, const OTodo& newTodo) {
 
         removeAlarms( removed, oldTodo.uid() );
     }
     if ( newTodo.hasNotifiers() ) {
         OPimNotifyManager::Alarms added;
         if ( oldTodo.isEmpty() || !oldTodo.hasNotifiers() )
             added = newTodo.notifiers().alarms();
         else
             added = findNonMatching( newTodo.notifiers().alarms(), oldTodo.notifiers().alarms() );
 
         addAlarms( added, newTodo.uid() );
     }
 }
 /* we might have not loaded the db */
 void MainWindow::doAlarm( const QDateTime& dt, int uid ) {
     m_todoMgr.load();
 
     OTodo todo = m_todoMgr.event( uid );
     if (!todo.hasNotifiers() ) return;
 
     /*
      * let's find the right alarm and find out if silent
      * then show a richtext widget
      */
     bool loud = false;
     OPimNotifyManager::Alarms als = todo.notifiers().alarms();
     OPimNotifyManager::Alarms::Iterator it;
     for ( it = als.begin(); it != als.end(); ++it ) {
         if ( (*it).dateTime() == dt ) {
             loud = ( (*it).sound() == OPimAlarm::Loud );
             break;
         }
     }
     if (loud)
         startAlarm();
 
     QDialog dlg(this, 0, TRUE );
     QVBoxLayout* lay = new QVBoxLayout( &dlg );
     QTextView* view = new QTextView( &dlg );
     lay->addWidget( view );
     QPushButton* btnOk = new QPushButton( tr("Ok"), &dlg );
     connect( btnOk, SIGNAL(clicked() ), &dlg, SLOT(accept() ) );
     lay->addWidget( btnOk );
 
     QString text = tr("<h1>Alarm at %1</h1><br>").arg( TimeString::dateString( dt ) );
     text += todo.toRichText();
     view->setText( text );
 
-    dlg.showMaximized();
-    bool needToStay = dlg.exec();
+    bool needToStay = QPEApplication::execDialog( &dlg );
 
     if (loud)
         killAlarm();
 
     if (needToStay) {
 //        showMaximized();
 //        raise();
         QPEApplication::setKeepRunning();
 //        setActiveWindow();
     }
 
 }
 
diff --git a/core/pim/todo/todoeditor.cpp b/core/pim/todo/todoeditor.cpp
index c204325..78aedd6 100644
--- a/core/pim/todo/todoeditor.cpp
+++ b/core/pim/todo/todoeditor.cpp
@@ -1,63 +1,62 @@
 
+#include <qpe/qpeapplication.h>
+
 #include "otaskeditor.h"
 #include "todoeditor.h"
 
 using namespace Todo;
 
 Editor::Editor() {
     m_accepted = false;
     m_self = 0l;
 }
 Editor::~Editor() {
     delete m_self;
     m_self = 0;
 }
 OTodo Editor::newTodo( int cur,
                            QWidget*) {
 
     OTaskEditor *e = self();
     e->setCaption( QObject::tr("Enter Task") );
     e->init( cur );
 
+    int ret = QPEApplication::execDialog( e );
 
-    e->showMaximized();
-
-    int ret = e->exec();
     if ( QDialog::Accepted == ret ) {
         m_accepted = true;
     }else
         m_accepted = false;
 
     OTodo ev = e->todo();
     qWarning("Todo uid");
     qWarning("Todo %s %d %d", ev.summary().latin1(), ev.progress(), ev.isCompleted() );
     ev.setUid(1);
 
     return ev;
 }
 OTodo Editor::edit( QWidget *,
                         const OTodo& todo ) {
     OTaskEditor *e = self();
     e->init( todo );
     e->setCaption( QObject::tr( "Edit Task" ) );
 
-    e->showMaximized();
-    int ret = e->exec();
+    int ret = QPEApplication::execDialog( e );
 
     OTodo ev = e->todo();
     if ( ret == QDialog::Accepted )
         m_accepted = true;
     else
         m_accepted = false;
 
     return ev;
 }
 bool Editor::accepted()const {
     return m_accepted;
 }
 OTaskEditor* Editor::self() {
     if (!m_self )
         m_self = new OTaskEditor(0);
 
     return m_self;
 }
diff --git a/core/settings/light-and-power/light.cpp b/core/settings/light-and-power/light.cpp
index d6d09a1..b21215b 100644
--- a/core/settings/light-and-power/light.cpp
+++ b/core/settings/light-and-power/light.cpp
@@ -1,83 +1,84 @@
 /*
                              This file is part of the OPIE Project
                =.            Copyright (c)  2002 Maximilian Reiss <harlekin@handhelds.org>
              .=l.            Copyright (c)  2002 Robert Griebl <sandman@handhelds.org>
            .>+-=
  _;:,     .>    :=|.         This file is free software; you can
 .> <`_,   >  .   <=          redistribute it and/or modify it under
 :`=1 )Y*s>-.--   :           the terms of the GNU General Public
 .="- .-=="i,     .._         License as published by the Free Software
  - .   .-<_>     .<>         Foundation; either version 2 of the License,
      ._= =}       :          or (at your option) any later version.
     .%`+i>       _;_.
     .i_,=:_.      -<s.       This file is distributed in the hope that
      +  .  -:.       =       it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
     : ..    .:,     . . .    without even the implied warranty of
     =_        +     =;=|`    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
   _.=:.       :    :=>`:     PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General
 ..}^=.=       =       ;      Public License for more details.
 ++=   -.     .`     .:
  :     =  ...= . :.=-        You should have received a copy of the GNU
  -.   .:....=;==+<;          General Public License along with this file;
   -_. . .   )=.  =           see the file COPYING. If not, write to the
     --        :-=`           Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
                              59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
                              Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
 
 */
 
 #include "light.h"
 
 #include <qpe/config.h>
 #include <qpe/power.h>
 #if defined(Q_WS_QWS) && !defined(QT_NO_COP)
 #include <qpe/qcopenvelope_qws.h>
 #endif
+#include <qpe/qpeapplication.h>
 
 #include <qlabel.h>
 #include <qcheckbox.h>
 #include <qtabwidget.h>
 #include <qslider.h>
 #include <qspinbox.h>
 #include <qpushbutton.h>
 #include <qgroupbox.h>
 #include <qcombobox.h>
 
 #include <opie/odevice.h>
 
 #include "sensor.h"
 
 using namespace Opie;
 
 LightSettings::LightSettings( QWidget* parent,  const char* name, WFlags )
 	: LightSettingsBase( parent, name, false, WStyle_ContextHelp )
 {
 	m_bres = ODevice::inst ( )-> displayBrightnessResolution ( );
 	m_cres = ODevice::inst ( )-> displayContrastResolution ( );
 
     // check whether to show the light sensor stuff
 
 	if ( !ODevice::inst ( )-> hasLightSensor ( )) {
 		auto_brightness-> hide ( );
 		CalibrateLightSensor-> hide ( );
 		auto_brightness_ac-> hide ( );
 		CalibrateLightSensor_ac-> hide ( );
 	}
 
     // check whether to show the contrast stuff
 
 	if (m_cres) {
 		GroupLight->setTitle(tr("Backlight && Contrast"));
 		GroupLight_ac->setTitle(GroupLight->title());
 	} else {
 		contrast->hide();
 		contrast_ac->hide();
 	}
 
     // check whether to show the cpu frequency stuff
 
 	QStrList freq = ODevice::inst()->allowedCpuFrequencies();
 	if ( freq.count() ) {
 		frequency->insertStrList( freq );
 		frequency_ac->insertStrList( freq );
 	} else {
@@ -156,98 +157,97 @@ LightSettings::LightSettings( QWidget* parent,  const char* name, WFlags )
 	if (m_cres) {
 		contr = config. readNumEntry ( "Contrast", 127);
 		contrast_ac-> setTickInterval ( QMAX( 16, 256 / m_cres ));
 		contrast_ac-> setLineStep ( QMAX( 1, 256 / m_cres ));
 		contrast_ac-> setPageStep ( QMAX( 1, 256 / m_cres ));
 		contrast_ac-> setValue ( contr );
 	}
 
 	// light sensor
 	auto_brightness_ac-> setChecked ( config. readBoolEntry ( "LightSensor", false ));
 	m_sensordata_ac = config. readListEntry ( "LightSensorData", ';' );
 
 	// warnings
 	config. setGroup ( "Warnings" );
 	warnintervalBox-> setValue ( config. readNumEntry ( "checkinterval", 10000 ) / 1000 );
 	lowSpinBox->      setValue ( config. readNumEntry ( "powerverylow", 10 ) );
 	criticalSpinBox-> setValue ( config. readNumEntry ( "powercritical", 5 ) );
 
 	m_resettimer = new QTimer ( this );
 	connect ( m_resettimer, SIGNAL( timeout ( )), this, SLOT( resetBacklight ( )));
 
 	if ( PowerStatusManager::readStatus ( ). acStatus ( ) != PowerStatus::Online ) {
 		tabs-> setCurrentPage ( 0 );
 	}
 	else {
 		tabs-> setCurrentPage ( 1 );
 	}
 
 	connect ( brightness, SIGNAL( valueChanged ( int )), this, SLOT( setBacklight ( int )));
 	connect ( brightness_ac, SIGNAL( valueChanged ( int )), this, SLOT( setBacklight ( int )));
 	if (m_cres) {
 		connect ( contrast,    SIGNAL( valueChanged ( int )), this, SLOT( setContrast ( int )));
 		connect ( contrast_ac, SIGNAL( valueChanged ( int )), this, SLOT( setContrast ( int )));
 	}
 	connect( frequency, SIGNAL( activated(int) ), this, SLOT( setFrequency(int) ) );
 	connect( frequency_ac, SIGNAL( activated(int) ), this, SLOT( setFrequency(int) ) );
 	connect( closeHingeAction, SIGNAL( activated(int) ), this, SLOT( setCloseHingeAction(int) ) );
 	connect( closeHingeAction_ac, SIGNAL( activated(int) ), this, SLOT( setCloseHingeAction(int) ) );
 }
 
 LightSettings::~LightSettings ( )
 {
 }
 
 void LightSettings::calibrateSensor ( )
 {
 	Sensor *s = new Sensor ( m_sensordata, this );
 	connect ( s, SIGNAL( viewBacklight ( int )), this, SLOT( setBacklight ( int )));
-	s-> showMaximized ( );
-	s-> exec ( );
+	QPEApplication::execDialog( s );
 	delete s;
 }
 
 void LightSettings::calibrateSensorAC ( )
 {
 	Sensor *s = new Sensor ( m_sensordata_ac, this );
 	connect ( s, SIGNAL( viewBacklight ( int )), this, SLOT( setBacklight ( int )));
 	s-> showMaximized ( );
 	s-> exec ( );
 	delete s;
 }
 
 void LightSettings::setBacklight ( int bright )
 {
 	QCopEnvelope e ( "QPE/System", "setBacklight(int)" );
 	e << bright;
 
 	if ( bright != -1 ) {
 		m_resettimer-> stop ( );
 		m_resettimer-> start ( 4000, true );
 	}
 }
 
 void LightSettings::setContrast ( int contr )
 {
 	if (contr == -1) contr = m_oldcontrast;
 	ODevice::inst ( )-> setDisplayContrast(contr);
 }
 
 void LightSettings::setFrequency ( int index )
 {
 	qWarning("LightSettings::setFrequency(%d)", index);
 	ODevice::inst ( )-> setCurrentCpuFrequency(index);
 }
 
 void LightSettings::resetBacklight ( )
 {
 	setBacklight ( -1 );
 	setContrast ( -1 );
 }
 
 void LightSettings::setCloseHingeAction ( int index )
 {
     qWarning("LightSettings::setCloseHingeStatus(%d)", index);
 }
 
 void LightSettings::accept ( )
 {